tow truck
noun
: a truck with winches and hoist mechanisms for freeing stuck vehicles and towing wrecked or disabled vehicles
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The driver fled the scene and Amos allegedly opened fire, striking the tow truck.
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Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Aerial footage from Chopper 4 showed a yellow tarp covering a body near the red tow truck.
—Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Investigators photographed something inside of the car’s trunk and a tow truck has removed it from the scene.
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
Move Over or Slow Down for emergency vehicles, including police, fire, EMS, TxDOT, and tow trucks.
—Raul Trey Lopez, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Feb. 2026
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Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Aerial footage from Chopper 4 showed a yellow tarp covering a body near the red tow truck.
—Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Investigators photographed something inside of the car’s trunk and a tow truck has removed it from the scene.
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
Move Over or Slow Down for emergency vehicles, including police, fire, EMS, TxDOT, and tow trucks.
—Raul Trey Lopez, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for tow truck
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“Tow truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tow%20truck. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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